June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! There is a list of resources and more information here: https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/lgbtq-pride-monthRead alikes:Venom & Vow by Elliott McLemore Anna-MarieThe Feeling Of Falling In Love by Mason DeaverAnder & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza VillaNorth Liberty Library

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The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartIt’s National Foster Care Month. Learn more here: https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/Read alikes:Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz ArangoThanks a Lot, Universe by Chad LucasThe Lottery Rose by Irene HuntNorth Liberty Library

A Drop of Venom by Sajni PatelRead alikes:Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi BerwahA Place For Vanishing by Ann FraistatLore by Alexandra BrackenNorth Liberty Library

Finally Seen by Kelly YangIt’s Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Learn more here: https://www.asianpacificheritage.gov/Read alikes:Stargazing by Jen WangJennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae KellerMaizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa YeeNorth Liberty Library

The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna HoIt’s Mental Health Awareness Month. There is a list of resources here: https://northlibertyiowa.org/2022/03/07/its-ok-to-not-be-ok-and-its-good-to-get-help/Read alikes:The Words We Keep by Erin StewartThis Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi TianWe Weren't Looking To Be Found by Stephanie KuehnOnce More With Chutz…

Song for a Whale by Lynne KellyCelebrate National Deaf History Month! Learn more here: https://www.nad.org/Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotteA Whale of the Wild by Rosanne ParryInsignificant Events In the Life Of a Cactus by Dusti BowlingNorth Liberty Library

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The Nature of Witches by Rachel GriffinHappy Earth Day! Learn more here: https://www.earthday.org/House of Hollow by Krystal SutherlandThe Ones We're Meant To Find by Joan HeWar Girls by Tochi OnyebuchiNorth Liberty Library

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Something More by Jackie KhaliliehCelebrate National Arab American Heritage Month. Learn more here: https://arabamericafoundation.org/national-arab-american-heritage-month/Read alikes:All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie CourtneyRonit & Jamil by Pamela L. LaskinMan O' War by Cory McCarthyNorth Liberty Library

Happy National Library Week! Learn more here:https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweekRead alikes:Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig KingThe List by Patricia FordeSave Me a Seat by Sarah WeeksNorth Liberty Library

As if on Cue by Marisa KanterRead alikes:A Show for Two by Tashie BhuiyanTo All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny HanSecond Chance Summer by Morgan MatsonNorth Liberty Library

Love, Light, & Lit: Co-parenting with Care by North Liberty LibraryNorth Liberty Library

The House that Whispers by Lin ThompsonRead alikes:The Best Liars in Riverview by Lin ThompsonToo Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring BlakeNorth Liberty Library

All my Rage by Sabaa TahirRead alikes:An Emotion of Great Delight Tahereh MafiFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoNorth Liberty Library

When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Peach Pie by Erin DowningRead alikes:The Penderwicks Book by Jeanne BirdsallThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street / by Karina Yan GlaserPie In the Sky by Remy LaiSummer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret DillowayNorth Liberty Library

That Weekend by Kara ThomasRead alikes:You'll Be the Death Of Me by Karen McManusI Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit FrickThe Ivies by Alexa DonneNorth Liberty Library

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Kneel by Candace BufordRead alikes:Why We Fly by Kimberly JonesPunching the Air written by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef SalaamThe Cost of Knowing by Brittney MorrisNorth Liberty Library

You'll Be the Death Of Me by Karen M. McManusRead alikes:A Good Girl's Guide To Murder by Holly JacksonThey Wish They Were Us by Jessica GoodmanThe Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz LawsonThat Weekend by Kara ThomasNorth Liberty Library

Recognize! : An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis HudsonRead alikes:Black Boy Joy edited by Kwame MbaliaTake the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance edited by Bethany C. MorrowFresh Ink edited by Lamar GilesNorth Liberty Library

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonRead alikes:Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha SaeedBetter Than the Movies by Lynn PainterTweet Cute by Emma LordNorth Liberty Library

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The Lost Library by Rebecca SteadRead alikes: Ban This Book by Alan GratzEscape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinThe Wild Book by Juan VilloroNorth Liberty Library

Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things by Maya PrasadRead alikes: Flirting With Fate by J.C. CervantesIt All Comes Back To You by Farah Naz RishiGreat or Nothing by Joy McCulloughNorth Liberty Library

Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-JonesRead alikes: Wildseed Witch by Marti DumasLove, Sugar, Magic series by Anna Meriano A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydThe Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'NeillA Magic Steeped In Poison by Judy I. Lin (YA)North Liberty Library

Dear Martin by Nic StoneRead alikes:The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasFor Every One by Jason ReynoldsMonday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. JacksonNorth Liberty Library

Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo by Adrianna CuevasRead alikes: Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos HernandezThe Dream Weaver Reina Luz AlegreThe Cursed Moon by Angela CervantesNorth Liberty Library

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowRead alikes:Dear Martin by Nic StoneUnequal : A Story of America by Michael Eric DysoThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasInk Knows No Borders : Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience edited by Patrice VecchioneNorth Liberty Library

The Ice House by Monica SherwoodRead alikes:When You Reach MeThe Thing About JellyfishBridge to TerabithiaNorth Liberty Library

Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah ReynoldsRead alikes:Lucy Clark will not Apologize by Margo RabbCool for the Summer by Dahlia AdlerFall of Whit Rivera by Crystal MaldonadoNorth Liberty Library

The Talent Thief by Mike ThayerRead alikes:Simon Sort of Says by Erin BowAru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonNorth Liberty Library

Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric GansworthRead-alikes include:Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories For Kids edited by Cynthia Leitich SmithThe Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Life In Native America by David TreuerMe (Moth) by Amber McBrideNorth Liberty Library

Don’t Want to be Your Monster by Deke MoultonRead-alikes include:The Way Back by Gavriel SavitGravebooks by J.A. WhiteDemons of the Ocean by Justin SomperNorth Liberty Library

Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderRead-alikes include:Act Cool by Tobly McSmithI Wish You All the Best by Mason DeaverMeet Cute Diary by Emery LeeNorth Liberty Library

Greenglass House by Kate MilfordRead-alikes include:Winterhouse by Ben GutersonCity Spies by James PontiThe Mysterious Benedict Society Book by Trenton StewartNorth Liberty Library

Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasRead-alikes include:Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemoreThe Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole NovoaThe Witch King by H.E. EdgmonHell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteNorth Liberty Library

No Matter the Distance by Cindy BaldwinRead-alikes include: Like a Hurricane by Jonathan BecotteLasagna Means I Love You by Kate O'ShaughnessyFive Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (YA book)North Liberty Library

Imogen, Obviously by Becky AlbertalliRead-alikes include: The Girl Next Door by Cecilia VinesseI Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuistonI'll Be the One by Lyla LeeNorth Liberty Library

The Witch of Woodland by Laurel SnyderRead-alikes include: Hereville: How Mirka got her sword by Barry DeutschEllen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass.It's My Party and I Don't Want To Go by Amanda PanitchNorth Liberty Library

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The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline BoulleyRead-alikes include:A Snake Falls To Earth by Darcie Little BadgerPatron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea KempCity of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. AndersonNorth Liberty Library

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Next Reads: "Tamarind And The Star Of Ishta" by North Liberty LibraryNorth Liberty Library

Next Reads: "16 And Pregnant" by North Liberty LibraryNorth Liberty Library

Next Reads: "The Town With No Mirrors" by North Liberty LibraryNorth Liberty Library

Next Reads: "We Are Not Broken" by North Liberty LibraryNorth Liberty Library